Internet Abuse PolicyThis document goes hand in hand with the Rules. It covers our Net Abuse Policy and how to report infractions of our rules to us

To report Internet Abuse by MartNet customers, please send mail
to abuse@martnet.com In order to save us all time and effort,
please read the following policy regarding Internet Abuse, and how to
best inform us of violations of our policy (We do of course require
proof of abuse before we can take appropriate action.)

MartNet Communications is dedicated to making the Internet a
safe and enjoyable place for all who wish to use it. MartNet
Communications is also dedicated to upholding the right of Free Speech
as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
There are times, however, when these two ideals conflict. There are many
written and unwritten codes of ethical and acceptable conduct on the
Internet, and MartNet is dedicated to upholding these codes, even when
the right to free speech may be challenged. Our customers have the
choice to find another Internet Service Provider that is more tolerant
of gray area Internet practices (such as Spam) but please be aware that
such behavior is not welcome at MartNet. MartNet Communications has
always had written Rules
and Regulations concerning use of our services and Internet
Abuse, and we have closed down the accounts of our customers who do
not follow these Rules. If you are a customer of MartNet, you are
required to know and follow these rules of conduct. If you are not a
customer of MartNet but have a complaint about a MartNet customer's
behavior on the Internet, then you should also be aware of what our
official policy is toward Internet
Abuse, and how to report the abuse to us so that we may take
appropriate steps to stop the abuse as quickly as possible.

For those of you who don't want to read through and interpret our
entire policy, here are some basic principles which govern use of
MartNet resources, and what to do if you are a victim of Net
Abuse by a MartNet Customer, or what to do if you are a MartNet
Customer and someone abuses you and your rights. We have conveniently
grouped everything by category: Spam (the
e-mail variety), IRC Abuse,UseNet Abuse (the other Spam) and those annoying
Hackers (people who try to break in, bring
down, or do whatever else to a system they shouldn't be doing stuff to.
Check your favorite form of Mass Media to see how they're defining the
term "Hacker" this week...)

IRC Abuse

Currently being Updated...

UseNet Abuse

(the other kind of Spam...)

MartNet Communications does not support the concept of mass posting
to UseNet news groups, or off topic cross posting for the purpose of
solicitation.

We DO believe everyone does have the right to say
what they wish in a public forum such as UseNet.

We feel that
even a single post to an off topic group is NOT acceptable. Please
inform us of any customer of ours who practices cross posting to off
topic groups or mass postings (dozens of identical messages) for the
purpose of disrupting a particular group, and we will investigate the
issue and take appropriate action if deemed necessary. We will give
first time offenders a chance to explian themselves and may not
immediately shut down their account, depending on the circumstances.
Second time offenders WILL HAVE THEIR ACCOUNTS LOCKED IMMEDIATELY
to prevent future abuse. Remember, you can easily set up a filter in
your news reader so you don't have to look at the posts you find
annoying.

Hacking Attempts

MartNet Communications employs vigorous security
measures to ensure the safety and stability of our systems, and to
prevent our systems from being used to disrupt other Systems on the
Internet. We wish we could say the same for everyone out on the Net
today. If you are a Systems Administrator and you believe a MartNet user
has attempted to compromise the security and stability of your Systems,
please send a detailed report including all relevant log entries to abuse@martnet.com and we will
investigate the issue. Please be very thourough and detailed in
your report. We have many users scattered over many servers, and the
more information you send us, the better the chances are that we will
find something substantial. Please note that while we take this issue
very seriously, we will not discontinue service to our users because
they simply got some passwords from a news group and ssh'd into your
system from MartNet and used them to gain access to your System and
wreak havoc. Keep your own systems secure, and you will not have to
worry about hacking attempts from MartNet.